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§10583. Dismissal of Claim Form -Labor Code Section 5404.5.

Where an application for adjudication for an injury on or after January 1, 1990
and before January 1, 1994, has not been filed by any of the parties, an employer
or insurer seeking dismissal of a claim form for lack of prosecution shall solely
utilize the procedures set forth in Labor Code Section 5404.5 and shall not seek
an order of dismissal from the Appeals Board by the filing of an application for
adjudication, a request for pre-application determination or any other petition
or request.